Re: Ways to Exercise Hands and Fingers

Seriously, the best you can do is some very fuzzy x-rays and pictures and an article written in 1987? This is really sad and totally unnecessary. Surely you could come up with information and photos or diagrams that are relatively new.

Re: Ways to Exercise Hands and Fingers

As an occupational therapist, I agree that keeping your hands strong and agile helps you stay independent in your daily tasks. I recommend doing tendon gliding exercises. Here’s a research article that includes a great diagram of these exercises- hope this helps!

You continue to share tidbits with us that show what a great example you are! It is awesome that you walk to the grocery store. Purely awesome! Do you do that year-round?

I don't carry groceries home, as we live 5 miles up the hill from the nearest grocery store (besides I prefer the organic store across town, which is 7 miles away). But I do park in the stall furthest from the store's front door, and I do carry my bags to the car.

Not that that is giving me strong hands. My hands are not as strong in terms of the grip test they did on other senior athletes. So I'm looking to improve them.

"The key to success is to keep growing in all areas of life - mental, emotional, spiritual, as well as physical." Julius Erving

Ways to Exercise Hands and Fingers

Last summer I was part of a nationwide senior athlete health and conditioning study. They were looking to see how much stronger we are than the non-athlete senior population as well as how much, if at all, healthier we are. Well, unsurprisingly, the results showed that senior athletes walk faster, have better balance and more mobility, are leaner, are on fewer prescriptions and have fewer diseases and conditions.

The tests also rated us against our peers. That rating showed that I don't have particularly strong hands. So this article caught my eye.